The pitch name of one musical note in a desired incoming call reporting melody is input through a voice (step S2). The input voiced pitch name information is subjected to speech recognition, and pitch name data, which matches data representing the input pitch name, is selected from a plurality of previously cataloged pitch name data (step S3) Next, the pitch name based on the selected one pitch name data is displayed as a character on a display screen, and the note duration of the pitch name is keyed (steps S4 and S5). A musical note corresponding to the musical note data thus obtained is displayed on a musical staff on the screen (step S6). One score data comprising a plurality of musical note data prepared in the same manner as described above is stored in a storage unit (step S8). At the time of inputting a chord, in the step S2, the pitch names of a plurality of respective musical notes constituting one chord are successively input through a voice. By virtue of the above constitution, a portable telephone set can be realized which enables an incoming call reporting melody to be accurately input in a short time.
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1. A portable telephone set comprising: voice input means for inputting, through a voice, pitch names of an incoming call reporting melody in the order of musical notes; speech recognition means which, every time when pitch name information is input through a voice by the voice input means, compares data representing the pitch name, produced from the voiced pitch name information, with previously cataloged pitch name data to find out pitch name data which matches the data representing the pitch name, thereby performing speech recognition; a display unit for displaying a musical staff, a pitch name, and a musical note; display control means for displaying as a character the pitch name based on the pitch name data selected by the speech recognition means, on a screen of the display unit with the musical staff displayed thereon; key entry means which, every time when the character corresponding to the pitch name is newly displayed on the display unit, permits the keying of the note duration of the pitch name displayed as the character together with the musical staff on the display unit; musical note data production means which produces musical note data based on the note duration data keyed by the key entry means and the pitch name corresponding to the note duration and, in addition, displays on the musical staff a musical note corresponding to the musical note data; a storage unit for storing score data of the incoming call reporting melody, the score data comprising a plurality of musical note data which have been successfully produced by the musical note data production means; and incoming melody sounding means which, in response to an incoming call, converts the score data stored in the storage unit to a melody waveform signal which is then sounded through a speaker.
2. The portable telephone set according to claim 1 , wherein, at a time of inputting a chord to the portable telephone set, the voice input means permits a plurality of pitch names of a plurality of respective musical notes constituting the chord to be successively input through a voice, the display control means successively displays, on the display unit, a plurality of pitch names as characters based on a plurality of successive pitch name data selected by the speech recognition means, together with the musical staff, the key entry means, when the pitch names as the characters have been successively displayed together with the musical staff on the display unit, permits the note durations of the respective pitch names to be successively keyed, and the musical note data production means produces musical note data on one chord based on the plurality of node durations input successively by the key entry means and the plurality of pitch names corresponding respectively to the note durations.
3. The portable telephone set according to claim 1 , wherein the key entry means assigns a part of various keys, constituting a key entry section for use in at least dialing at the time of calling, respectively to a plurality of signs indicating note durations expressed on the musical staff, and permits desired note duration to be input through a key assigned to the sign of the desired note duration.
4. A method for inputting an incoming call reporting melody adapted for reporting an incoming call in a portable telephone set, said method comprising: a first step of inputting, through a voice, the pitch name of one musical note in a desired incoming call reporting melody; a second step of performing speech recognition of the input voiced pitch name information and selecting one pitch name data, which matches data representing the input pitch name, from a plurality of previously cataloged pitch name data; a third step of displaying on a display screen the pitch name as a character based on the one pitch name data selected in the second step; a fourth step of keying the note duration of the pitch name displayed as the character; a fifth step of producing one musical note data comprising the note duration keyed in the fourth step and the pitch name displayed as the character, storing the musical note data, and, in addition, displaying a musical note corresponding to the musical note data on a musical staff displayed on the display screen; and a sixth step of repeating the first to fifth steps for all the musical notes constituting the desired incoming call reporting melody to produce a plurality of musical note data, which constitutes one score data, and storing the score data in a storage unit.
5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein, at a time of inputting a chord to the portable telephone set, in the first step, pitch names of a plurality of respective musical notes constituting one chord are successively input through a voice, in the third step, the pitch names based on a plurality of respective pitch name data selected by the second step are successively displayed as characters on the display screen, in the fourth step, a plurality of note durations of the plurality of respective pitch names successively displayed as the characters are successively keyed, in the fifth step, one chord data is produced from a plurality of musical note data comprising the plurality of note durations keyed in the fourth step and the plurality of pitch names displayed as the characters on the display screen and is then stored, and, in addition, musical notes corresponding respectively to the chord data are displayed on the musical staff on the display screen.
6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein when an identical pitch name has been successively input through a voice a plurality of times in the first step, in the second step, the speech recognition of the pitch name is performed and, in addition, the height of the tone is determined based on the number of successions of the identical pitch name, followed by the selection of pitch name data having a tone height, which matches the input name, from a plurality of previously cataloged pitch name data.
7. The portable telephone set according to claim 2 , wherein the key entry means assigns a part of various keys, constituting a key entry section for use in at least dialing at the time of calling, respectively to a plurality of signs indicating note durations expressed on the musical staff, and permits desired note duration to be input through a key assigned to the sign of the desired note duration.
8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein when an identical pitch name has been successively input through a voice a plurality of times in the first step, in the second step, the speech recognition of the pitch name is performed and, in addition, the height of the tone is determined based on the number of successions of the identical pitch name, followed by the selection of pitch name data having a tone height, which matches the input name, from a plurality of previously cataloged pitch name data.
9. A portable telephone set comprising: a voice input unit configured to input, through a voice, pitch names of an incoming call reporting melody in the order of musical notes; a speech recognition unit which, every time when pitch name information is input through a voice by the voice input unit, is configured to compare data representing the pitch name, produced from the voiced pitch name information, with previously cataloged pitch name data to find out pitch name data which matches the data representing the pitch name, thereby performing speech recognition; a display unit configured to display a musical staff, a pitch name, and a musical note; a display control unit configured to display as a character the pitch name based on the pitch name data selected by the speech recognition unit, on a screen of the display unit with the musical staff displayed thereon; a key entry unit which, every time when the character corresponding to the pitch name is newly displayed on the display unit, is configured to permit the keying of the note duration of the pitch name displayed as the character together with the musical staff on the display unit; a musical note data production unit configured to produce musical note data based on the note duration data keyed by the key entry unit and the pitch name corresponding to the note duration and, in addition, displays on the musical staff a musical note corresponding to the musical note data; a storage unit configured to score data of the incoming call reporting melody, the score data comprising a plurality of musical note data which have been successfully produced by the musical note data production means; and an incoming melody sounding unit which, in response to an incoming call, is configured to convert the score data stored in the storage unit to a melody waveform signal which is then sounded through a speaker.
10. The portable telephone set according to claim 9 , wherein, at a time of inputting a chord to the portable telephone set, the voice input units permits a plurality of pitch names of a plurality of respective musical notes constituting the chord to be successively input through a voice, the display control unit successively displays, on the display unit, a plurality of pitch names as characters based on a plurality of successive pitch name data selected by the speech recognition unit, together with the musical staff, the key entry unit, when the pitch names as the characters have been successively displayed together with the musical staff on the display unit, permits the note durations of the respective pitch names to be successively keyed, and the musical note data production unit produces musical note data on one chord based on the plurality of node durations input successively by the key entry unit and the plurality of pitch names corresponding respectively to the note durations.
11. The portable telephone set according to claim 9 , wherein the key entry unit assigns a part of various keys, constituting a key entry section for use in at least dialing at the time of calling, respectively to a plurality of signs indicating note durations expressed on the musical staff, and permits desired note duration to be input through a key assigned to the sign of the desired note duration.
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March 20, 2001
September 16, 2003
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